Toyota recalls 7.43 mil vehicles over faulty window switches, UMW Toyota issues service campaign note

Toyota has announced a recall on 7.43 million vehicles globally over an issue with a faulty power-window switch. According to reports, it’s the largest single recall since 1996, when Ford pulled back eight million vehicles to replace defective ignition switches.

The voluntary recall aims to fix issues with the power-window switch on the driver’s side on a variety of models. The company said that in affected vehicles, grease wasn’t applied evenly during production, causing friction in the switch and the possibility of smoke to be emitted from the malfunctioning part. The fix involves putting heat-resistant lubricant on the switches, or exchanging them.

The recall includes 2.47 million vehicles in the US, as well as 1.40 million vehicles in China and 1.39 million vehicles in Europe, while in Japan 459,300 vehicles are affected. In Asia and Australia, the figure is 650,000.

The models being recalled include certain models of the Yaris, Vios, Corolla, Matrix, Auris, Camry, RAV4, Highlander, Tundra, Sequoia, xB and xD produced between 2005 and 2010.

Meanwhile, UMW Toyota Motor has issued an announcement that it is conducting a “special service campaign” to address the same issue here. The company says that a total of 63,083 Toyota vehicles it has sold in Malaysia are involved in the exercise.

The vehicles affected are Camry, Corolla Altis, Vios, RAV 4 and Yaris models produced between 2006 to 2010. As soon as the improved parts are available, UMW Toyota Motor will contact all affected customers for the special service campaign to carry out the necessary corrective measures, with the procedure process expected to take approximately one hour.

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